| - [dictmin](#dictmin) | - [dictmin](#dictmin) | ||||
| - [alphabet2](#alphabet2) | - [alphabet2](#alphabet2) | ||||
| - [dictdialect](#dictdialect) | - [dictdialect](#dictdialect) | ||||
| - [Voice Files Provided](#voice-files-provided) | |||||
| - [default](#default) | |||||
| ---------- | ---------- | ||||
| dialect) together with various attributes that affect the | dialect) together with various attributes that affect the | ||||
| characteristics of the voice quality and how the language is spoken. | characteristics of the voice quality and how the language is spoken. | ||||
| Voice files are placed in the `espeak-data/voices` directory, | Voice files are located in the `espeak-data/voices` directory, and are | ||||
| or within subdirectories in there. | grouped by the language family of the language being specified in the | ||||
| voice files. | |||||
| The `default` voice is used if none is specified in the speak command. You | |||||
| can copy your preferred voice to "default" so you can use the speak command | |||||
| without the need to specify a voice. | |||||
| ## Contents of Voice Files | ## Contents of Voice Files | ||||
| Additional attributes are available to set various internal options | Additional attributes are available to set various internal options | ||||
| which control how language is processed. These would normally be set in | which control how language is processed. These would normally be set in | ||||
| the program code rather than in a voice file. | the program code rather than in a voice file. | ||||
| ## Voice Files Provided | |||||
| A number of Voice files are provided in the `espeak-data/voices` directory. | |||||
| You can select one of these with the `-v <voice filename>` parameter to | |||||
| the `espeak-ng` command. | |||||
| #### default | |||||
| This voice is used if none is specified in the speak command. You can | |||||
| copy your preferred voice to "default" so you can use the speak command | |||||
| without the need to specify a voice. |